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War Memorial Dates

War Memorial Dates

Posted: Fri 14 Nov, 2014 6:28 pm

by claudiaj

Customer came into the library tonight to ask why the dates on the Memorial are 1914 -1919 instead of 1918? Anyone help? Obviously I looked through the many books we have on Hertford but there was no reference to why these dates were put in? I did suggest that men may have died after the end of the war from their injuries but is this the answer?
Thanks

Re: War Memorial Dates

Posted: Fri 14 Nov, 2014 7:54 pm

by pinkstar

Out of interest I have looked at the Brackley war memorial on line, I have family that are listed on there, and that also is dated 1914 - 1919, hadn't noticed this before but at a guess imagine you could be right in your thoughts as to the reason.